Got Skype?*

If you have a computer and a high-speed Internet connection (via DSL, cable, or satellite), then you might be interested in Skype.  Skype is a free downloadable application that allows you to make (free) voice calls over the Internet to anyone who is also running Skype on her/his computer (including multi-party conference calls), (free) video calls, and (inexpensive) calls to landlines and mobile phones almost anywhere in the world.  With an inexpensive Webcam and headset (or Webcam with a built-in microphone), you can see and hear—and be seen and be heard by—anyone with a similar setup.  Skype runs on all three major operating systems (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux) as well as selected mobile phones.  Note that, like all VOIP (voice over Internet protocol) applications, there is no 911 capability through Skype.  Check out Skype and its numerous features at: www.skype.com.

* This post originally appeared in the “Senior Cyber Tips” column of the USC Retiree Community Newsletter 28:3 (September 2009)

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